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QR tag

A QR code needs a clear border round it, and that border has to be material.

1

A code laid out to the blank's bounding box hangs off the edges.

2

The biggest square that really fits is found instead, clear border included.

3

The tag and its hole are cut, and the code is engraved inside them.

Every setting

16

What each number in the dialog means, and where it starts.

What it points at

Text or web address to put in the code (up to 134 characters)

Starts at https://laseraspro.com
Clear border

Clear dots kept round the code. Under four and readers stop finding it.

Starts at 4 · 2 to 10
Kerf

Beam width (mm). Two of these is the smallest dot that reads.

Starts at 0.15 · 0 to 2
Burn the light dots

For stock that goes pale where it is engraved, such as anodised

Starts off
Shape

The blank it is cut from. Pick 'selection' to use a shape you drew.

One of: Rounded, Tag, Circle, Oval, Square, Heart, Star, Hexagon, Shield, Arch, House, Bone, Paw, Tree, Bauble, The shape I drew
Width

How wide the tag is (mm)

Starts at 45 · 10 to 900
Height

How tall the tag is (mm)

Starts at 45 · 10 to 900
Corner radius

How round the corners are (mm)

Starts at 5 · 0 to 200 · Shown only when it applies
Margin

Clear space kept inside the edge (mm), on top of the code's own border

Starts at 2 · 0 to 40
Ring hole

Drill the hole it hangs by

Starts on
Ring hole

Hole across (mm)

Starts at 4 · 1 to 40 · Shown only when it applies
Thickness

Material thickness (mm). Thin stock needs a wider rim round the hole.

Starts at 3 · 0.5 to 50 · Shown only when it applies
Cut layer

Layer for the tag and the hole, which are cut

Starts at 0 · 0 or more
Code layer

Layer for the code, which is engraved

Starts at 2 · 0 or more
Left edge

Left edge (mm)

Starts at 20
Top edge

Top edge (mm)

Starts at 20

What it is

A QR code on a hanging tag, sized to the largest square the blank really holds, with its clear border kept inside the material and away from the ring hole.

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